ATL81FLA03

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177A · St Simons, GA · March 14, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 14, 1981
Place
St Simons, GA · ST SIMONS, GA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N30415Cessna 177A
Status
Completed · report April 29, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810314009489A
Case key
126910

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0425  81/3/14    ST SIMONS,GA        CESSNA 177A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 110
        TIME - 1335                    N30415              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MALCOLM-MCKINNON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST SIMONS,GA                BARRON,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- MOVED PROP BY HAND,NO ONE AT CTLS.CESSNA 210,N10666,SUBSTANTIAL DMG.CESSNA 210,N301RS,MINOR DMG.

Aircraft

Registration
N30415
Reported as
Cessna 177A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Malcolm-Mckinnon

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N30415 · 1

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